Pacific Pinball Museum

Pacific Pinball Museum
The Majorettes pinball machine at the Pacific Pinball Museum
Pacific Pinball Museum is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Pacific Pinball Museum
Location of Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda
Established2004 (2004)
Location1510 Webster Street, Alameda, California, USA
Coordinates37°46′25″N 122°16′36″W / 37.773738°N 122.276583°W / 37.773738; -122.276583
TypePinball machines
Collection size1,300 Pinball Machines
FounderMichael Schiess & Melissa Harmon
Executive directorEvan Phillippe
PresidentLarry Zartarian
Websitepacificpinball.org

The Pacific Pinball Museum is a Board Managed and certified 501 C(3)[1] nonprofit interactive museum/arcade offering a chronological and historical selection of rare bagatelles and early pinball games in addition to over 100 playable pinball machines ranging in era from the 1940s to present day located on Webster Street in Alameda, California.

Throughout the 7,000 sq/ft museum [2] are hand-painted murals, vintage Jukeboxes, educational handouts and rotating focused exhibits. There are also provisions for field-trips, self guided tours, educated docents and STEAM educational programs as part of the museum's "Play & Learn" philosophy.

  1. ^ "CA 501c3 Lookup". 601c3 Lookup. August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Bartlett, Amanda (October 1, 2021). "The 'widespread moral panic' around pinball — and how one Bay Area museum saved it". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.